Hon-Chiba Station
Hon Chiba is a railway station in Tokyo.
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History, melodies, surroundingsWith the opening of the Bōsō Railway from Chiba Station to Soga Station, it opened as Samukawa Station near the current Keisei Electric Railway Chiba Central Station, handling passengers and freight.
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房総鉄道の千葉駅から蘇我駅までの開通に伴い寒川駅として、現在の京成電鉄千葉中央駅付近にて開業。旅客・貨物取扱い。
The station was renamed Hon-Chiba Station.
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本千葉駅に改称。
Bōsō Railway was acquired and became a station of the Imperial Railway Authority.
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房総鉄道が買収され、帝国鉄道庁の駅となる。
It was damaged in the Chiba air raid.
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千葉空襲で被災。
As part of Chiba City's war disaster reconstruction project, it was relocated to its current location, and on February 10 of the same year, Keisei Chiba Station, now Chiba Central Station, was relocated to the site of the former Hon-Chiba Station.
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千葉市の戦災復興事業の一環として現在地に移転（旧本千葉駅跡には同年2月10日に京成千葉駅（現千葉中央駅）が移転）。
The section from this station to Soga Station was double-tracked.
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当駅から蘇我駅までが複線化される。
The section from Chiba Station to this station was double-tracked.
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千葉駅から当駅までが複線化される。
The section from Chiba Station via this station to Kisarazu Station was electrified.
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千葉駅から当駅を経て木更津駅までが電化される。
Work began on the elevated railway construction.
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高架化工事に着工。
The up line was elevated.
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上り線高架化。
The down line was also elevated and the construction was completed, becoming an elevated station.
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下り線も高架化され工事が完了、高架駅となる。
With the privatization of Japanese National Railways, it became a station of East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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国鉄分割民営化に伴い、東日本旅客鉄道（JR東日本）の駅となる。
Automatic ticket gates were installed and put into service.
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自動改札機を設置し、供用開始。
The IC card "Suica" becomes available for use.
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ICカード「Suica」の利用が可能となる。
The platform was extended to accommodate 15-car trains and became a stop for the Sobu Line direct rapid service.
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ホームが15両編成対応に延伸され、総武線直通快速停車駅となる。
The Midori no Madoguchi service ended operations.
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みどりの窓口の営業を終了。
In 2019, operations were outsourced.
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（令和元年）：業務委託化。
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What train lines connect at Hon-Chiba Station?
Hon-Chiba Station is served by Sotobō Line, Uchibō Line.